thanks Bret... i got it to work late last night... i just don't specify the key file now - the -i flag - and works fine... i thought i have to point to it all the time... ....
On 2 Jun 2003, Bret Hughes wrote: > On Sun, 2003-06-01 at 22:07, Kalin Mintchev wrote: > > > > > > thanks Bret..... > > > > > total 28 > > > drwx------ 2 bhughes bhughes 4096 Apr 17 13:40 . > > > drwx------ 24 bhughes bhughes 4096 Jun 1 02:36 .. > > > -rw------- 1 bhughes bhughes 606 Apr 17 13:40 authorized_keys > > > -rw------- 1 bhughes bhughes 672 Oct 24 2002 id_dsa > > > -rw-r--r-- 1 bhughes bhughes 625 Oct 24 2002 id_dsa.pub > > > -rw-r--r-- 1 bhughes bhughes 4188 May 11 07:52 known_hosts > > the same. is that the remote or the local? the man for ssh-keygen doesn't > > say that you have to copy the id_dsa* files to the remote machine... > > only that id_dsa.pub should be copied to .ssh/authorized_keys: > > > > "The contents of this file should be added to $HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys > > on all machines where the user wishes to log in using public key > > authentication. There is no need to keep the contents of this file > > secret" > > > > you are correct. The keys here are for the remote user on the remote > machine. The required file on the remote end are : > authorized_keys and known_hosts . The important perms are the dir, and > authorized_keys and known_hosts > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] bhughes]$ sudo grep -i auth /etc/ssh/sshd_config > > Password: > > #SyslogFacility AUTH > > SyslogFacility AUTHPRIV > > # Authentication: > > #RSAAuthentication yes > > #PubkeyAuthentication yes > > #AuthorizedKeysFile .ssh/authorized_keys > > the same.. this has to be uncommented on both or only on the remote?! > sshd_config is on the remote end. the comments show the default > settings and really doesn't need to be uncommented under normal > circumstances. > > try to login using ssh -v [EMAIL PROTECTED] and post the output. > > Bret > > > > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
